CRC Minutes November 18, 2008

CURRICULUM REVIEW COUNCILNOVEMBER 18, 2008

Room 203 Russell Hall, 3: 15 P.M.MINUTES

Called to order: 3: 15 p.m.Adjourned: 3:27 p.m.

Guests Present:Dr. Garrett DancikDr. Jay MerschDr. Lisa AbneyMr. J. Mark ThompsonDr. Burt AllenDr. Dennette McDermottDr. ElizaBeth GuinMs. Barbara RussellDr. Austin Temple

Members Present:Dr. Thomas Hanson, ChairMs. Lillie Frazier BellDr. Barbara DuchardtMr. Steve HicksMr. Bill ShawMr. John G. WilliamsDr. Terry BechtelDr. Alexei MuravitskyDr. John Dollar (for Dr. Bill Dickens)Dr. Kathleen SmithDr. Mike Cundall

I.

A. Delete the following course from the catalog but retain in database:.EPSY 4420 -Evaluation and Reporting in Education (3-3-0).

B. Add the following new course for graduate credit only:.EDCI 5200 -Professional Standards for Instruction and Assessment (3-

3-0).

C. Delete" ades 0 "]" "X" or "2" are not acce table "from requirement #3under Portal II-Admission to Candidacy for a degree in Teacher Education (pg.45 -2008-09 catalog).

D. M.4 the following new concentration area to the M.Ed. in Curriculum andInstruction (504) program:

.Professional Teaching Standards for the Teacher Leader (504G).

Action: All items approved without opposition.

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II.

A. Make the following course changes:.CIS 1030 -change prerequisite..CIS 2070 -delete prerequisite.

B.

Make the following changes to the ComDuter Information Systems minorrequirements:

.Change LIB 1030 from a requirement to an option in the last selectioncategory and increasing number of courses to be selected in that categoryfrom 3 to 4.

.Delete ART 3560.

.Add ART 2560.

Action: All items approved without opposition.

III.

A. .A.Qg the following new courses for graduate credit only:.MUED 5030 -Music Theory Pedagogy (3-3-0)..MUED 5100 -Seminar in Music Pedagogy (1-2-0)..MUED 5400 -Special Problems (1 to 3-3-0)..MUS 5530 -Analysis of Modern Music (3-3-0).

B. Make the following coursech@ges:.MUS 5900 -change course prefix to MUED..MUS 5980 -change course prefix to MUED, hour values from (1 to 6-0-

0) to (3-3-0), course catalog description, and course syllabus.

c. ReQI~ce the current Master of Music (542) Qrogram information with thefollowing to realign requirements according to NASM guidelines:

Master of Music (542)All degree programs in music are fully accredited by the National Associationof Schools of Music, 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21, Reston, Virginia20196, telephone number (703) 437-0700. Each student, with the help ofagraduate advisor, creates his or her own degree plan that will facilitateeducational, professional, and personal goals. The degree consists of 30semester hours, including a final project and comprehensive exam.

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Admission RequirementsA bachelor's degree in music is required for admission to the program. Studentswho do not have an undergraduate degree in Music or Music Education may beadmitted to the program with proof of basic competencies in music, to bedetennined by the Music Graduate Committee. Each student will take aDiagnostic Exam, which will be used to detennine deficiencies that must beremediated. Students will participate in Graduate Orientation the week prior tothe first day of class.

CurriculumThere are two possible approaches for students pursuing this degree, theresearch-oriented and the practice-oriented degree plan. Although there arecommon elements between these two approaches, each one allows students topursue their particular area of interest in greater depth. All students mustcomplete a research component as part of the degree, either a Thesis, a RecitalgJ1f1 Performance Document, or two papers in lieu of thesis.

Master of Music Core Requirements:10 semester hours common to all majors:

MUED 5900 Research Methods in Music (3)MUED 5000 Seminar in Music Education (3)MUED 5100 Seminar in Pedagogy (1)3 semester hours from: MUED 5460 Band Literature for Schools, MUED5480 Orchestra Literature for Schools, MUED 5520 Choral Literaturefor Schools, or MUED 5550 Classroom Music (elementary)

Research-Oriented Degree Requirements:15 semester hours of additional music or music education courses, including threesemester hours of music history and three semester hours of music theory. Of theremaining nine semester hours, up to six semester hours may be from pre-approved graduate-level education courses.6 semester hours Final Project

Total 31 semester hours

Practice-Oriented Degree Requirements:11 semester ~ours (minimum) from the following performance and pedagogycourses: i

MUS 5150 Pedagogy (3)MUS 5230 Conducting (3)MUS 5700 or 5710t Applied Performance Instruction (3-6)MUS 5390 Performance Literature (3)tNot ore than 6 hours of applied study can be counted toward degreerequirements.6 semester hours of additional music courses, including three semesterhours of music history and three semester hours of music theory.4 semester hours Final Project

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Totall31 semester hours

Final Project (three options):

1. Thesis. Students must take six semester hours of MUED 5980.2. Recital am.d performance document. Students must take four semester hoursof MUS 5720 Graduate Recital (2) and MUS 5970 Performance Document (2).The paper shruld be an extensive exploration of a subject that relates to the recitalprogram. :

3. Two papers in lieu of thesis. This option allows a student to pick subjects thatare of particular interest. Students must take MUED 5400 or MUS 5400 SpecialProblems twice, for a total of four to six semester hours depending upon thedegree track.

Comprehensive examination.All students will take a comprehensive written examination based on coursestaken. There are two possible outcomes: (1) Pass (2) Fail. In the case of a Fail,the student will take an oral examination, which counts as the second attempt. Theoral examination is graded as Pass or Fail. In the case of a Fail the student'scommittee may suggest the student take some additional courses for remediationand then take the written comprehensive examination for the final time. In casethe final outcome is Fail, the student will be dismissed from the program. Astudent may ]!lot attempt the comprehensive examination more than three times.

Special Requirements for Degree1. Participation as needed (at least two semesters) in performing ensembles,without degree credit. Must enroll in MUS 5280 Ensemble Performance.2. MUS 5010 Practical Review may be required without degree credit on thebasis of the entrance examination.

Action: Dr. Jonathan Akin pointed out a discrepancy between theCurriculum and Final Project requirements proposed for the Masterof Music (542) program. Following discussion it was proposed byDr. Thompson and McDermott, responding for the School of Creativeand Performing Arts, to revise the Curriculum requirements asindicated above. All items approved, as revised, without opposition.

School of Social SciencesIV.

A. Add the followimg new courses for graduate credit only:.ANTH 5110 ~ Ethnography (3-3-0).

.ANTH 5130 -Museums and Site Management (3-3-0).

.HIST 5180 -Special Problems in American History (3-3-0).

.HPRE 55'00 -Methods and Concepts in Historic Preservation (3-3-0).

.HR 5120 -Project Thesis Proposal (0-1-0).

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B.

Make the follow course changes:.HPRE 4500 -Change catalog description; change from Undergraduate and

Graduate credit to Undergraduate credit only.

Co Make the following change to the Master of Arts Droeram in Heritaee Resources(509):

.Add HR 5120 to the requirements in Semester Two of the core curriculum.

Action: All items approved without opposition.

v.

A Make the following course change:.SHPS 20~O -add new subtitle: 03-History and Philosophy of Natural Science;

change terms offered to fall and spring.

B. Add the following new courses for undergraduate credit:.SERV 1850 -Scholars' College Service Learning I (1-0-1)..SERV 2850 -Scholars' College Service Learning II (1-0-1)..SERV 3850 -Scholars' College Service Learning III (1-0-1)..SERV 4850 -Scholars' College Service Learning IV (1-0-1)..SINT 4890 -Scholars' College Internship (1 to 6-0-1 to 6).

C. Make the following changes to the joint major Qrogram in Sociology (857):.Delete sac 3040, 3080, 4080, 4400; and SST 1030..Add sac 3120 and an additional 12 hours of sociology electives.

Action: All items approved without opposition

VI. DeQartment of L,anguage and Communication

A.

Add the followimgnew course for undergraduate credit:.ENOL 3520 -History of Film (3-3-0).

B Add the followi~g new courses for graduate credit:.ENOL 6090 -Advanced Poetry Writing (3-3-0)..ENOL 6240 -Literature of Conversion (3-3-0).

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c ~ the following from the Folklife-Southem Culture (221C) concentration:.(39 upper level hours in English must be completed)

E.

Action: A mistake in the Required Films listing on the course syllabusfor ENGL 3520 was noted. Dr. Lisa Abney, responding for theDepartment of Language and Communication, indicated the errorhad been noted and corrected. All items approved withoutopposition with the correction to the use of "Bonnie and ~" to"Bonnie and CI~de" in the ENGL 3520 syllabus.

VII. DeQartment of Biological Sciences

A, Make the following changes to the Biology (618) ma_ior reguirements:

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Change the concentration-deQendent courses to read:Concentration-dependent courses: 32 semester hours in one of six availableconcentrations (except for 618B and 618R which requires 34 semester hours).

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Change tli1e biology electives to read:Biology electives: 11 semester hours of any 2000 level or above Biology

courses. These are intended to give students the opportunity to exploresubjects outside of their concentration. 618Trequires only 9 hours under this

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!.g!j;.Film Studies (221D): ENOL 3500, ENOL 3510, ENOL 3520, and fifteen

hours in Film and film studies. Fifteen additional hours at the upper level maybe taken in writing, American literature, or British literature.

.Online (529D): Students enrolled in the on-line concentration must takesix hours from British or American literature courses; six hours ofwriting or linguistics, and six hours of folklife/southem culture courses.The remaining three hours may come from any course offered inEnglish at the graduate level. Students enrolled in the on-line MAprogram will receive priority registration for on-line courses. If studentschange to the traditional program, they will no longer be allowedpriority registration for on-line courses. Students may not change fromthe on-line to the traditional program or vice-versa more than two times.On-line students will adhere to all other published requirements for theMA in English.

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category. 618B students must select from BIOL 3250-3251, 3280, 4310-4311,4320, 4350-4351, 4610, 4620, or 4940; CSC 3050; MATH 3090, 3150, or3160; STAT 4060, or 4270.

B. Change the Microbiology Minor requirements to read:Microbiology Minor Requirements: (22 semester hours) BIOL 2060-2061,. 18semester hours selected/rom BIOL 2200-2201,3090-3091,3290,4120-4121,4190- 4191,4210-4211,4270,4900 and 4940.

c Change the current semester hours statement following the Biology (618) AvailableConcentrations subheading to the following:

.(618M, 618N and 6180,32 semester hours; 6188 and 618T, 34 semesterhours)

D.

Add the following new concentration areas to the Biology (618) program:.Bioin/ormatics (618S): Take BIOL 3060-3061,3270-3271,

3600-3601, 4300-4301, 4600 and 4610,. CSC 1060, 2060, 2600and 3060.

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Clinical Laboratory Science (618T): This concentration requires acceptanceinto an affiliated training program approved by the Council on Allied HealthEducation and Accreditation. Enrollment in this concentration does notguarantee acceptance into the training program. You must take BIOL 4190-4191,4730,4740,4750,4760,4770,4780 and 479O.

E. Make the following change to the Natural Science (618N) concentration:.Add BlOL 2290 as an option.

F. Make the following changes to the Forensic and Clinical Laboratory Sciences (618R)concentration: ,

.Change title to: Forensic Science.

.Change r~quirements to read: Select 16 semester hours from BIOL 2070-2071,3060-3061,3500-3501,3270-3271, 3310-3311, 3320-3321, 4300-4301,and 4160~4161, 4350-4351, and 4360-4361. Select 16 semester hours from CJ1100,2300,2600, 3360, 4000, 4450, 4460 and 4470.

G. Make the following changes to the Biology (618) curriculum:

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151 year: delete: Mathematics 1020; 1060 or 1090; add: Mathematics4.~~~ delete: Concentration-dependent Biology 2,4 and Mathematics 2010;

add: Concentration-dependent courses2,S and Mathematics4.J~~ delete: Biology electives2, Concentration-dependent Biolo~,4, andGeneral e~ectivesS; add: Biology electives, Concentration-dependentcourses2,S, general electives6.4th year: delete: Biology electives2, Concentration-dependent Biologi,4,General electivesS; add: Biology electives, Concentration-dependent

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courses 2,5, General electives6.Change f(j)otnote #2 to r~ad: Student majoring in Biology must earn a gradeof C or better in all BIOL core and concentration-dependent courses.Change footnote #4 to read: Selected from one of the following sequences:MATH 1020, 1060, 2010' 1020, 1090, 2010,' or 2100, 2110. 618Sconcentration requires MA TH 2100 and 2110.Change footnote #5 to read: Refer to the different biology concentrationsrequirements.Add footnote #6: Any academic course 2000 level or above is acceptable.Students pursuing a minor may take up to six semester hours of 1 000 levelcourses if they are pre-requisites of higher level courses.

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H. Make the following change to the Pre-Veterinary Medicine (618C) Qrogram:.1 5t year: Delete: Math 1060; Add: Math 1090.

I. Make the following change to the Pre-Pharmacy (6181) l2rogram:.4th year: AddBIOL 3291.

J. Make the following course changes:.BIOL 1130 -delete from catalog and database..BIOL 2060 -change hour values from (2-2-0) to (3-3-0)..BIOL 2061 -change hour values from (2-0-4) to (1-0-3)..BIOL 2080 -change course prerequisite/corequisite..BIOL 4120 -change hour values from (2-2-0) to (3-3-0)..BIOL 4121 -change hour values from (2-0-4) to (1-0-3).

K. Add the following new courses for undergraduate credit:.BIOL 2210 -Microbiology for Nursing and Allied Health Majors (3-3-0)..BIOL 2211 -Microbiology Laboratory for Nursing and Allied Health Majors

(1-0-3)..BIOL 2240 -Introductory Human Genetics (3-3-0)..BIOL 3061 -Biostatistics Laboratory (1-0-2)..BIOL 3600 -Foundations in Bioinfoffi1atics I (3-3-0)..BIOL 3601 -Foundations in Bioinfoffi1atics Laboratory I (1-0-2)..BIOL 4600 -Foundations in Bioinfoffi1atics II (3-3-0)..BIOL 4610 -Computational Systems Biology (3-3-0)..BIOL 4620 -Microarray Data Analysis (3-3-0).

Action: Following a discussion of the affect of proposed changes onother curricula, which revealed the areas affected are the jointmajor program with Louisiana Scholars' College and the College ofNursing programs, all items approved without opposition. Dr. ZaferHatahet, representing the Department of Biological Sciences,informed the council that the proposed changes have been discussed

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with both colleges and the proposal submitted includes a statementthat the joint major program with the Louisiana Scholars' Collegewill need to be amended to incorporate the changes. He went on tostate that the College of Nursing will be presenting its neededrevisions for CRC consideration at the January, 2009 meeting.

~. () ~Ms. Lillie Frazier Bell, strar Date

~~M.4 -"~~ 1 Ih 'J / 08Dr. Thomas Hanson, Chair, Provost, and Vice President for Academic & Student Affairs Date

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